Archives for May, 2007
Bowen Enjoys Being a Padre
Friday, May 25th, 2007
Major League Baseball recently caught up with Fort Wayne native and current San Diego Padre, Rob Bowen. The former second-round pick (of the Minnesota Twins) talked about his daily preparation and, what it’s like to catch not one but two future Hall of Famers.
Among his career highlighs, Bowen suggests, “one of the biggest ones was […]
Norwell’s Jarrod Parker on Draft Day Radar
Sunday, May 20th, 2007
The 2007 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft is coming up in a few weeks (June 7th). Jonathan Mayo offered his predicted top ten picks for MLB.com. Norwell’s Jarrod Parker shows up at number 7 as the first round selection of the Milwaukee Brewers.
That being said, they [the Brewers] have shown a fondness […]
Wizards Watch: Former Wizards Contribute to 30-0 Rout
Saturday, May 19th, 2007
In a Friday night Class-A California League game, the San Diego Padres’ affiliate, Lake Elsinore Storm, put on a record-setting performance by pounding Boston’s Lancaster Jethawks squad 30-0. Several former Fort Wayne Wizards contributed to the effort.
“I’ve never experienced anything like this,” said Lake Elsinore hitting coach Max Venable, who was a Major League Baseball […]
Fort Wayne Wizards Redo MySpace
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007
The Fort Wayne Wizards recently designed a new MySpace profile. Check it out for some great photos, event updates and more.
Tags: MySpace, Wizards, Fort Wayne Baseball
Two Former Cubs Back in Single-A
Saturday, May 5th, 2007
This evening matched two former Chicago Cubs against each other as skippers of their respective single-A squads as the Peoria Chiefs made their first visit to the Castle in 2007. Show above, Hall of Famer, Ryne Sandberg (Peoria) and Doug Dascenzo (Fort Wayne) meet with the umpires at home plate before the start of the contest.
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